Abstract

FACTORS THAT PROMOTE PERCEIVED USEFULNESS OF AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES FROM SIGN-OUTS AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

SOO-HOON LEE, WEI-PING GOH, DALE A. FISHER, PHILLIP H. PHAN

IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY. Currently, there is a paucity of evidence in the literature to show that handoff strategies improve the quality of handoff outcomes. Studies that show the usefulness and outcomes obtained from sign-outs may motivate junior clinicians, who have limited time to perform their clinical responsibilities, to support sign-out improvement efforts. OBJECTIVE. To test a research model that embeds the Technology Acceptance Model and the Theory of Planned Behavior to explore factors that enhanc